People in this area of Nottinghamshire are the least satisfied in the whole of the UK

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In terms of who in feels most anxious locally, people in Broxtowe gave the highest score, at 3.47 out of 10, while those in Newark and Sherwood were the least anxious, with a score of 2.37 out of 10.

Beeston is in Broxtowe Borough (Image: Robin Macey)

And in terms of feeling life is worthwhile, people in Newark and Sherwood were the most positive, giving a score of 8.26 out of 10, while those in Broxtowe gave the lowest score at 7.51 out of 10.

A spokesperson for Broxtowe Borough Council said: "The Council is in contact with the ONS to clarify some of the details about how the survey was conducted and the areas that were assessed.

"Regardless of the results of this survey, we continue to work hard to make Broxtowe a great place to live, work and enjoy leisure time.

"In the past few months we have launched our Pride In Parks scheme to invest in our parks and open spaces to make sure that all residents can enjoy the benefits of the great outdoors and we have also set up a group to look at wellbeing."

Nationally, residents of Rushmoor in Hampshire had both the highest life satisfaction and the highest rating for feeling life is worthwhile.

Across the UK, average ratings across the four measures of personal well-being were: 7.69 for life satisfaction, 7.88 for feeling that what you do in life is worthwhile, 7.52 for happiness, and 2.89 for anxiety.

The average ratings across the four measures of personal well-being in the UK were unchanged compared to the previous year.

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Silvia Manclossi, Head of Quality of Life Team at the ONS, said: “An important part of our work is looking beyond the economic health of the country to how its people are faring and inequalities in society.

“Today, for the first time, we have identified how factors such as health, access to services and crime levels may affect how people rate their well-being in different parts of the UK.

“This can help local authorities and other organisations to better understand where services could be targeted to help improve the well-being of people in their area.”